Chuckers
Missing My Disneyland Day Trips :(
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- Dec 26, 2010
Yes I did wear gloves while we made today
NOM NOM NOM!!!! Cute kid too!
Yes I did wear gloves while we made today
Any chance it was cheaper than renting? That's why we bought when we recently moved. The rental market was insane. We couldn't see throwing away over 50K just to rent for two years when we could own. We do have a larger mortgage than we had before though. I don't think paying off our house is a current goal though. Once the kids move out, we'll downsize and find something cheaper. (We also realized that paying off our home faster wasn't the best move financially. Our investments pay out more long-term than the savings in interest rates by paying off our house faster. So - we could have a smaller mortgage but opted not to).In my 52 years of life, I have moved over 20 times.. including 7 cross country moves. I don't know why I bought a house because if the past is any indication, I'll be moving in about 3 years.
Any chance it was cheaper than renting? That's why we bought when we recently moved. The rental market was insane. We couldn't see throwing away over 50K just to rent for two years when we could own. We do have a larger mortgage than we had before though. I don't think paying off our house is a current goal though. Once the kids move out, we'll downsize and find something cheaper. (We also realized that paying off our home faster wasn't the best move financially. Our investments pay out more long-term than the savings in interest rates by paying off our house faster. So - we could have a smaller mortgage but opted not to).
Actually, I know why I bought the place.. it was for a number of reasons:
#1. I AM REALLY SICK OF PACKING MY CRAP UP AND MOVING!!! Especially when it was less than 2 years since the previous move.
2. The rental market is insane up here, especially if you have pets. I have two cats, which in some places meant a $250 deposit and an extra $100 a month for rent.
3. The choice of desirable rentals was VERY limited. Anything I wanted was close to Boston and too expensive.
4. I really like the townhouse I am in, it's perfect for me.
5. I believe I'll be with this company for a while, so I can actually settle down.
6. At my age, I need to own now.
7. The actual mortgage AND association fee came out to $50 less a month than renting the unit. Which is anywhere from $200-$400 less per month than the local rental properties.
8. Plus, if I ever get my a$$ in gear, I can actually paint the walls colors *I* like
Will need a review on that bad boy . Didja see Atari is teasing a new system?I am having a day where I just want to do NOTHING... well.. I actually want to go home and play with my belated birthday present I bought myself... a Nintendo Switch
DH back in the day was hired @ local company, then told he had to go to boston for a year first. Just out of navy, had little cash. Wound up living in a crappy trailer with 4 other dudes in Wallingford. His share of rent, & I'm talking late 70's here, was over $800 a month pp all in for utilities.
And you don't have to cut the grass if an association fee? That is a pipe dream here. Was thinking of getting a goat. If it didn't work out, i hear they're good eatin
Will need a review on that bad boy . Didja see Atari is teasing a new system?
Rent here still isn't close to as bad in So Cal. I don't have to do anything to the outside of my townhouse, that's all the association. I'd like a goat as a pet. I heard something about Atari.. so far the Switch is pretty cool, I'll know more tonight when I actually get to play with it
Lynne, is that migrated or mutated? That looks like a swan mated with a stingray. A swanray...
Well, what you get at a maybe 2 star? Enjoying the salt air with the crowds.
yeah our "possible scattered passing afternoon showers" was major pouring rain thunder lightening affair lasting 2+ hours, clearing now. Because I trusted the "passing" part I didn't lock the chickens up. So by time I realized was a prolonged downpour the poor babies were like drowned rats-the big girls were being mean and not letting the babies in the big (dry) coop. Thank goodness for disney ponchos.Anyone getting rain today ?
We were up for it but nothing yet